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Before you read … scroll through and notice how beautiful the photos throughout this post that I’ve credited to the very talented Lori Burch are. She captures the most amazing images of details and kiddos in action! Check her out her Facebook page, Life’s Moments by Lori. Happy (belated) new year! We’re over halfway through […]

The last couple of weeks have been a little busier than I would like for them to be, but they have been full of good fun and quality family time, nonetheless. The first weekend of October, we attended a festival at a local farm that we’d been looking forward to all summer. Our first cold […]

Fall is here! Looking back over our first 12 months in Germany, autumn was definitely my favorite season. This year, though, the summer heat seemed a little more bearable for some reason. Maybe it really was milder; maybe my body has become more accustomed to the temperatures and lack of air conditioning; maybe we were […]

Last weekend, we celebrated our littlest sunshine’s third birthday and took our five-year-old school shopping for his first day of kindergarten. Insert all of the tears, gasps of surprise, shrieks of excitement and emojis here. Bicycles, backpacks and lunch kits are quickly replacing the strollers, diaper bags and sippy cups. As the accessories evolve, so […]

We’ve been in Germany for just over 10 months, now. Despite those tough months of transition in the beginning, this place is definitely starting to grow on me. In November, my mother- and father-in-law flew out to visit us for Thanksgiving. After a few days of celebrating the holiday and just enjoying spending time with […]

In just a few weeks, my big boy will be five years old! In some ways, it feels like just yesterday I was marveling at his sweet, pink, perfect little face in my hospital room in the middle of the night; in others, it feels like a lifetime ago since I became a Mom. My […]

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Welcome!

Hi! I’m Courtney. Wife of a soldier and mom of two boys.

Whether you’re brand new to military life, you have a decade or more of experience under your belt, or, like me, you’re somewhere in between: I believe the unwavering love we have for our service members and children has drawn us together for a reason.

You and me? We know home is not a place. It’s the family we’re working to build from the ground up on a foundation of faith.

We’re home, even when our household goods are driving away on the back of a moving truck; we’re home among the overstuffed suitcases and bleached hotel linens; we’re home in unfamiliar cities and foreign countries.

Let’s encourage one another as we learn how to make the most of life as wandering milspouses and mamas, exploring the world along the way.

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JOSHUA 1:9, NIV

“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”